The Board of Trustees of the Ventura County Community College District has evaluated safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in developing the scope of college facility projects to be funded.

In developing the Project List, Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura College faculty, staff and students have prioritized key health and safety needs so the most critical needs are addressed. The Project List was developed with the input of several hundred faculty, community and business leaders who determined that if these needs were not addressed now, the problems would only get worse. They advised the Board of Trustees that it would be less expensive to upgrade and repair aging community college buildings and classrooms, than in the future.

The bond program is designed to provide facilities which will serve current and expected enrollment. In the event of an unexpected slowdown in development or enrollment of students at the three colleges, certain of the projects described above will be delayed or may not be completed. In such case, bond money will be spent on only the most essential of the projects listed above. The District will work with the Citizen Oversight Committee on prioritizing those projects in the event factors beyond the District’s control require that projects be reconsidered.

The allocation of bond proceeds may be affected by the District’s receipt of State matching funds and the final costs of each project. The budget for each project is an estimate and may be affected by factors beyond the District’s control.

The expenditure of bond money on projects on the Project List is subject to tough financial accountability requirements. Performance and financial audits will be performed annually, and all bond expenditures will be monitored by an independent, Citizens Oversight Committee to ensure that funds are spent as promised and specified in the Project List. No money can be spent on administrators' or staff salaries. By law, all funds can only be spent on repair and improvement projects specified.